USDA NRCS Pacific Islands Area Grant for Strategic Conservation Solutions Through Partnerships

Federal Awarding Agency Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources

Conservation Service (NRCS) – Pacific Islands Area (PIA)

Notice of Funding Opportunity Title: Pacific Islands Area Fiscal Year 2022 Conservation

Solutions Through Strategic Partnerships Notice of Funding Opportunity

Notice of Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-HI-22-NOFO0001171

Assistance Listing: This program is listed in the Assistance Listings on Sam.gov under:

10.902 Soil and Water Conservation (CTA)

10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program

10.917 Agricultural Management Assistance

10.924 Conservation Stewardship Program

SAM is a web-based, government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and

disseminates business information about the federal government’s trading partners in support

of the contract awards, grants, and electronic payment processes.

Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) is being released prior to appropriation and/or

apportionment of funds for fiscal year 2022. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or

an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States

Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking proposals from parties and potential partners to

execute conservation solutions in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Key conservation priorities are outlined in Section A.

Proposals will be accepted from non-profit organizations having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS

(other than institutions of higher education), nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with

the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), state or territorial governments, city

governments, county governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education,

and private institutions of higher learning. NRCS anticipates that the total amount awarded

under this announcement in Federal fiscal year 2022 will be approximately $1,000,000.00.

NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single year or multi-year proposals, not to

exceed five (5) years.

This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects

as well as the evaluation criteria (see Section E) that will be used to evaluate proposals.

Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice.

Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition and

notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant.

For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D. for information about steps required before

submitting an application via Grants.gov.

Key Dates

Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 27,

2022. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-

4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding

Grants.gov accounts.

For inquiries specific to the content of the NFO requirements, contact the federal awarding

agency contact (Section G of this NFO). Please limit questions to those regarding specific

information contained in this NFO (such as dates, page numbers, clarification of discrepancies,

etc.) Questions related to eligibility or the merits of a specific proposal will not be addressed.

A webinar for applicants is scheduled for April 19, 2022, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard

Time. Information on how to participate in the webinar will be posted to posted to the NRCS

PIA website

(https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/events/pia/newsroom/events/?eventDate=3-2021)

but is also provided below.

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only)

+1 202-650-0123,,121353846# United States, Washington DC

Phone Conference ID: 121 353 846#

Find a local number | Learn More

Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to participate in this meeting should

contact Karl Mikasa at 808-447-3121 or Karl.Mikasa@usda.gov 48 hours in advance of the

meeting.

The agency anticipates making selections by July 1, 2022, and expects to execute awards by

September 15, 2022. These dates are estimates and are subject to change.

Federal Funding Floor and Ceiling Amounts

The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $60,000.00, and the estimated funding

ceiling is $500,000.00. The funding floor means the minimum agreement funding amount for

the Federal share per agreement awarded. The ceiling is the maximum agreement funding

amount for the Federal share per agreement awarded. These numbers refer to the total

agreement amount, not any specific budget period.

Federal Financial Assistance Training

The funding available through this NFO is Federal financial assistance. Grants 101 Training is

highly recommended for those seeking knowledge about Federal financial assistance. The

training is free and available to the public via https://www.cfo.gov/grants-training/. It consists

of five modules covering each of the following topics: 1) laws, regulations, and guidance; 2)

financial assistance mechanisms; 3) uniform guidance administrative requirements; 4) cost

principles; and 5) risk management and single audit. FPAC agencies also apply Federal financial

assistance regulations to certain non-assistance awards (e.g., non-assistance cooperative

agreements).

Federal Awarding Agency Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources

Conservation Service (NRCS) – Pacific Islands Area (PIA)

Notice of Funding Opportunity Title: Pacific Islands Area Fiscal Year 2022 Conservation

Solutions Through Strategic Partnerships Notice of Funding Opportunity

Notice of Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-HI-22-NOFO0001171

Assistance Listing: This program is listed in the Assistance Listings on Sam.gov under:

10.902 Soil and Water Conservation (CTA)

10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program

10.917 Agricultural Management Assistance

10.924 Conservation Stewardship Program

SAM is a web-based, government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and

disseminates business information about the federal government’s trading partners in support

of the contract awards, grants, and electronic payment processes.

Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) is being released prior to appropriation and/or

apportionment of funds for fiscal year 2022. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or

an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States

Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking proposals from parties and potential partners to

execute conservation solutions in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Key conservation priorities are outlined in Section A.

Proposals will be accepted from non-profit organizations having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS

(other than institutions of higher education), nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with

the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), state or territorial governments, city

governments, county governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education,

and private institutions of higher learning. NRCS anticipates that the total amount awarded

under this announcement in Federal fiscal year 2022 will be approximately $1,000,000.00.

NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single year or multi-year proposals, not to

exceed five (5) years.

This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects

as well as the evaluation criteria (see Section E) that will be used to evaluate proposals.

Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice.

Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition and

notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant.

For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D. for information about steps required before

submitting an application via Grants.gov.

Key Dates

Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 27,

2022. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-

4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding

Grants.gov accounts.

For inquiries specific to the content of the NFO requirements, contact the federal awarding

agency contact (Section G of this NFO). Please limit questions to those regarding specific

information contained in this NFO (such as dates, page numbers, clarification of discrepancies,

etc.) Questions related to eligibility or the merits of a specific proposal will not be addressed.

A webinar for applicants is scheduled for April 19, 2022, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard

Time. Information on how to participate in the webinar will be posted to posted to the NRCS

PIA website

(https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/events/pia/newsroom/events/?eventDate=3-2021)

but is also provided below.

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only)

+1 202-650-0123,,121353846# United States, Washington DC

Phone Conference ID: 121 353 846#

Find a local number | Learn More

Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to participate in this meeting should

contact Karl Mikasa at 808-447-3121 or Karl.Mikasa@usda.gov 48 hours in advance of the

meeting.

The agency anticipates making selections by July 1, 2022, and expects to execute awards by

September 15, 2022. These dates are estimates and are subject to change.

Federal Funding Floor and Ceiling Amounts

The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $60,000.00, and the estimated funding

ceiling is $500,000.00. The funding floor means the minimum agreement funding amount for

the Federal share per agreement awarded. The ceiling is the maximum agreement funding

amount for the Federal share per agreement awarded. These numbers refer to the total

agreement amount, not any specific budget period.

Federal Financial Assistance Training

The funding available through this NFO is Federal financial assistance. Grants 101 Training is

highly recommended for those seeking knowledge about Federal financial assistance. The

training is free and available to the public via https://www.cfo.gov/grants-training/. It consists

of five modules covering each of the following topics: 1) laws, regulations, and guidance; 2)

financial assistance mechanisms; 3) uniform guidance administrative requirements; 4) cost

principles; and 5) risk management and single audit. FPAC agencies also apply Federal financial

assistance regulations to certain non-assistance awards (e.g., non-assistance cooperative

agreements).